Rarely does one ask the designer "What are your favorite pieces?". I was at a festival yesterday and I had the rare pleasure to meet a man who had been in a crane accident a couple of years back in Manhattan, New York. To make a long story short, it was a miracle he survived, and one thing he does now that he is disabled, is eat oysters and then paint the shells which become earrings. He was kind enough to point out the pieces he liked and the ones he didn't. The ones he did not like were the ones that really caught my eye because they were so odd, colorful and very unique. Which just shows, the customer's favorite might not be the designer's favorite.

This all made me think. I have made literally hundreds of pieces of jewelry; what are my personal favorites? I wonder if they are my customer's favorites too?

What I love about these earrings is that they are so me! Earthy, wood, big, and dangly. There was really no inspiration behind them. When I got the wooden pendant drops, they were very boring and bland so I painted them with a light layer of acrylic red paint and they just came alive.

This bracelet I adore! It is so fun and colorful. It reminds me the colors of the costumes of the Samba dancers in Brazil. I had a lot of fun making this piece. I got the beads for this piece at a show earlier this year, and when I added the glass beads it was a match made in heaven.

This necklace has everything I love combined together. The coco pukalet beads, vintage Lucite beads and a metal Hindu goddess pendant. Definitely a necklace I would wear often, if I kept it for myself.

Initially, when making these, I fell head over heels in love with them and was planning on keeping them for myself, but another pair won out. I just adore the earthiness and richness of the colors. Definitely a pair of earrings I would wear everyday.

I've chosen my favorites, now what are yours? Please pop by my store, take a look around and let me know! Thank you so much.Gaetana

I love the bold colors and fun earthy designs Gaetana uses in her designs. This feature would be even more fun if we could see a picture of the designer wearing her favorite piece! LOL. I love the oyster story